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Signed a contract yesterday with S&L Builders out of Indiana for a 40X64X16 Pole Barn with a 10X24 porch. Build date August 18, 2014.
Plan to install Pex for raidant floor heat. Concrete slab 5" thick. Also doing 1.5" closed cell foam under the pad.
Built on Laminated posts in ground. Will...

Welcome to my journal thread for my very first major build: a workbench!
I plan to add photos and updates as I make progress on the bench build, which may or may not be frequently. It all depends on how it plays out. But, I'm hoping that it'll be a learning experience for both you and me, and...

Many here like to talk shop and come up with great ideas, so thought I would see what you have to say about designing a small commercial woodworking facility.
I am planning to build with ICF construction. I want the sound dampening and strength vs other methods. We seem to get a lot of tornadoes...

I propose a thread, unlike any other, in which we post recent work, be it furniture or musical instruments, timber frame, general carpentry, test joints, stone boxes, handles....anything made of wood done with a process in which hand tools took a major part.
I would like the spirit of this...

This is sort of a "Dear Abby" post. Just wondering if there is any unwritten rules with lending out handtools? I taught a friend how to carve using my tools. Now he wants to borrow them for a his next project!? I'll lend out a garden hose or shovel but these things are expensive and can be ruined...